Campaigns

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS CAMPAIGN

Guaranteed Rights for Shareholders   In October 2014 ShareSoc launched a campaign to give full rights to ALL shareholders. Update 21 March 2020 In 2019, after much lobbying, the Law Commission launched its Review of Intermediated Securities. Peter Parry and Cliff Weight are on the advisory panel. ShareSoc-UKSA submitted a joint response on behalf of individual investors, on 5 Nov 2019. The key points we made were: Communication by email rather than by post is now the norm and assumed as the default position. Printing annual reports ...
Post Date: October 18, 2014 Read more

ShareSoc Sirius Shareholders’ Group (SSSG)

CLARIFICATION It has been brought to our attention by Sirius that our original MP Template Letter contained certain inaccuracies. At the time of drafting the template, we had received the impression that Sirius had been negotiating the takeover with Anglo American for a year and a half, including the period covering the 15p open offer and placing. The company confirms, and we accept, that this was not the case. We would also like to clarify that our reference to a protracted marketing campaign by ...
Post Date: January 23, 2020 Read more

EDGE Performance VCT Campaign

ShareSoc has launched a campaign to improve the performance of Edge Performance VCT Plc (consisting of H and I share classes) and reduce the fees charged by its investment manager, Edge Investments Limited. We are seeking shareholders to: collectively work together to persuade the incumbent directors to make various changes, vote to appoint new directors, vote against various resolutions at the upcoming General Meeting in February 2020. In addition, we seek to persuade Edge Performance VCT to agree a better deal with ...
Post Date: January 2, 2020 Read more

Albion Venture Capital VCT Campaign

ShareSoc is very concerned by proposed changes to the Albion Venture Capital VCT (AAVC) fees charged by its investment manager Albion Capital. We have therefore launched this campaign, seeking members to vote against various resolutions at the Albion Venture Capital AGM on 21 August 2019. In addition we seek to persuade the Albion Venture Capital directors to agree a better deal with the investment manager. Quick Links Join the campaign Description of the campaign Campaign objectives Information and Updates About the Campaign The general ...
Post Date: August 4, 2019 Read more

Beaufort Client Campaign

ShareSoc is appalled by the treatment of Beaufort client assets proposed by administrator PWC and the huge fees PWC intends to charge for their services. We have therefore launched this campaign, seeking to minimise the losses suffered by Beaufort clients and to minimise the time before clients regain access to their securities held by Beaufort. In addition we seek to protect the interests of all UK investors by improving the regulatory framework, so that client assets which are supposedly ringfenced are ...
Post Date: May 2, 2018 Read more

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Shareholder Committee Campaign

ShareSoc and UKSA have now paused this campaign because RBS are now engaging better with shareholders and have announced a programme of 4 events a year specifically focussed on engagement with individual shareholders. You can find further details here: RBS Shareholder Committee Campaign – Update 17 ShareSoc has advocated the implementation of Shareholder Committees since our inception in 2011. Recently this initiative has received support in the form of the Government's November 2016 Green Paper on Corporate Governance, and in the form of ...
Post Date: December 30, 2016 Read more

VCT INVESTORS GROUP

  Update on latest news, click here https://www.sharesoc.org/blog/vct-investors-group-action-plan/ Purpose The Purpose of the Group is to improve the returns of investors in VCTs. Goals To provide guidelines of what Group members think is best practice, e.g. management fees, performance fees, directors’ tenure and independence. To provide advice for investors on specific VCTs, by Identifying investors who are interested in specific VCTs and willing to spend time in collaborating with others to share knowledge and identify areas of concern and to make recommendations Providing mechanisms to ...
Post Date: June 28, 2017 Read more

CAMPAIGN TO IMPROVE THE AIM MARKET

This campaign is aimed at improving the quality of the companies listed on the AIM market managed by the London Stock Exchange and reforming some of its operations so that investors are less likely to lose money as a result of investing in AIM companies. How the AIM Market Should be Improved This campaign was launched with a press release in June 2016 (although the problems of the AIM market have been long-standing). It said the following: The AIM market, which is run by ...
Post Date: June 7, 2016 Read more

REMUNERATION – Why And How Directors’ Pay Should Be Improved

Directors’ pay is too high in many cases and needs to be reduced. High pay is looking increasingly like it is politically unacceptable and this may lead to a backlash of business regulation that will be detrimental to investors. This campaign is aimed at improving the quality of remuneration arrangements of the companies listed on the Main London stock market, and the AIM market managed by the London Stock Exchange, so that: i. investors are less likely to lose money as a result of investing ...
Post Date: May 20, 2016 Read more

BLANCCO (BLTG)

Are you a shareholder in Blancco Technology Group plc (BLTG), listed on the AIM market? Or did you cease to be a shareholder in the company during 2017? If so, we would like to hear from you. Sharesoc is launching a campaign to have Blancco investigated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). We have highlighted issues concerning the restatement of 2016 accounts that increased the previously reported loss by £1.5 million and the reversal of two ...
Post Date: January 7, 2018 Read more